Example sentences of "and in [adj] a " in BNC.

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1 Compton Mackenzie used the incident as the theme for his superb book , Whisky Galore , and in 1989 a company was formed to salvage anything remaining intact in no. 5 hold .
2 US aeroplanes first flew out of Upper Heyford during the war , and in 1970 a permanent base was set up there .
3 In 1967 the once impressive Manchester neighbourhood was declared an Urban Renewal Area by the federal government , in 1968 a Redevelopment Area by the City Commission and in 1971 a Title I Federal Urban Renewal Project .
4 In 1953 he was elected FRCP , in 1961 became a personal reader in neurology , and in 1964 a personal professor .
5 Within half a century , 12 feet of the post was exposed , and in 1957 a new post was sunk to reveal the continuing story of the sinking surface level , which is now about 14 feet lower than it was in 1848 .
6 Suffice to say that it became evident fairly soon that the existing monetary techniques of regulation were not sufficiently effective , and in 1957 a committee was set up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to inquire into the working of the monetary and credit system in the UK .
7 It is the sort of place which will always revive and rebuild , and in such a place Salim 's part is to make good , carry on .
8 You dropped me , remember , and in such a cruel way .
9 Finally he took the bass part of some airs of Handel … and played the most beautiful melody on it and in such a manner that everyone was amazed .
10 No matter how simple the programme , it still needed to be organized , and in such a way as not to give offence by seeming to slight a guest .
11 However , when Franca found herself so suddenly , for two days and in such a new way , alone in the house , her vast restless self-awareness , her life energy , set her off in a fresh direction .
12 A private limited company has the following clause in its Articles of Association concerning the issue of share capital : ‘ The shares shall be under the control of the directors , who may allot and dispose of or grant options over the same to such persons on such terms , and in such a manner as they think fit . ’
13 The weaving yarn was caught down randomly across the row , but in a different way on adjacent rows , and in such a way that the design was largely floats ( swatch 3 , card 3 ) .
14 For the Republic the experience was a painful and , some would always argue , self-defeating one ; for the Nationalists , united by a common deference towards authority , matters proceeded more smoothly — and in such a way as to determine Spain 's future for almost forty years to come .
15 If they stay they must deliver an emasculated version of their own educational vision , and in such a position it is easier to deny the ideals than to stay open , day after day , to the disappointment and the sense of inauthenticity .
16 The cold was already making Gentle 's bruised bones ache fiercely , and in such a condition the two blocks back to Jude 's apartment would be a long and painful trek .
17 Cling to them , and their love for you , for the Place of the Succulent Rock is about to shake and tremble , and in such a time all a soul has is the company of its loving like .
18 Its presence in everyday life became so large and so intense , and in such a short space of time — say 20 years from the Coronation in 1953 , acknowledged as the ‘ take-off date — that its influence is strictly incalculable , over other media and over most facets of life .
19 Reversing the courts below , the Court of Appeal refused his application ; his credibility was the key issue , and in such a case it was of ‘ extreme importance ’ that his evidence be tested by cross-examination in open court .
20 They might also accept that some , if only few , among the many would grow ; and that when it had become operationally necessary or desirable a growing business could divide itself and in such a way that the divisions were suitable ‘ constituencies ’ for the democratic purposes of the co-operative .
21 In Ireland he might be able to choose between several candidates , but they would all have been selected by his party , and in such a way as to condition his choice if not to determine it absolutely .
22 Such objects do not lie beyond our grasp , as the sceptic might suggest ; for we can hope that every member of the set of statements about what would be observed should be conclusively verified , and in such a case there would remain no further possibility that the material object statement should be false .
23 A statement in its memorandum of association that the company 's object shall be to carry on business as a general commercial company shall mean that its object is to carry on any trade or business whatsoever , and in such a case the company has power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of any trade or business by it .
24 It does not like a hot dry position and in such a place , seeds will not germinate until heavy rain occurs .
25 And in such a situation it becomes difficult to say whether the temporary worker is brought in because of a shortage of permanent staff or because there is ( now ) a once-off task to be performed .
26 Your feelings may alter , and in such a case , you have our blessing . ’
27 To miss the odd target is acceptable , but not finds coming up at this rate and in such a confined area .
28 ( 4 ) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section it shall be competent for a licensing board to entertain objections from the chief constable , lodged at any time before the hearing of an application , if the board is satisfied that there is sufficient reason why due notice and intimation of the objection could not be given , and in such a case the chief constable shall cause his objections to be intimated to the applicant before the hearing .
29 ( 6 ) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection , it shall be competent for the licensing board to entertain objections from the chief constable , lodged at any time before the hearing of the application if the board is satisfied that there is sufficient reason why due notice and intimation of the objection could not be given , and in such a case the chief constable shall , where practicable , cause his objections to be intimated to the applicant before the hearing .
30 The whole environment is mobile and in such a state of balance between deposition and erosion that changes are frequent and often important .
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